TP A08 PD Dr. Ulrich Hammes
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Lehrstuhl Systembiologie der Pflanzen
TUM School of Life Sciences
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Amino acid translocation to sink tissues and in organismic interactions.
Nitrogen is the nutrient that is required in the largest amount by plants and often a growth-limiting factor. Within the plant, the vast majority of nitrogen is found in amino acids. Amino acid transport therefore greatly contributes to nitrogen efficiency, a critical factor that controls yield quantity and quality. Here, we propose to use loss-of-function mutants of novel amino acid transporters as well as metabolic profiling to further characterize their physiological role in Arabidopsis and to extend the studies to symbiotic interactions.